Henry VIII: Britain’s most famous king. Big, bold and brash, he is the epitome of 'Merrie England'. Ruling between 1509 and 1547, his marriages to a succession of six women became something of a ...

Henry VIII was one of the most brutal and ruthless kings to reign over England and his post mortem uncovers the repulsive ...

Donald Trump has been compared to King Henry VIII by British actor Damian Lewis, who claims the pair share many similairies ...

The Mirror and the Light explores the dynamic between the two historical figures.

as the succession was seen as a royal prerogative. Producing an heir was arguably an early modern monarch’s most pressing duty. Forty years prior, Elizabeth’s father, Henry VIII, had sought a ...

It’s almost a decade since Wolf Hall aired on the BBC. Back then, the wonderful actor Bernard Hill, who played the ...

The Laws of Henry VIII Act of Succession 1534 Outcomes The children of Henry’s new wife, Anne Boleyn, were given precedence in the succession over his daughter Mary. A Treason Act in the same ...

Damian Lewis will reprise his role as King Henry VIII for the final season of Wolf Hall. The Homeland star has previously said he empathises with the Tudor monarch, who he said only became obese, ...

Survival – both Mary’s and his own – preoccupies Thomas Cromwell in this first episode. As Henry VII’s leading adviser, he has his head in the mouth of a lion and is astute enough to know that one ...

Kent is renowned for its picturesque coastline, and one particular walking route allows you to take in three of its most ...

Lilit Lesser will return to Wolf Hall as Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon’s ... Mary was declared illegitimate and barred from the line of succession. Lesser has also appeared in the TV ...